WASHINGTON - (03/10/05) -- House members introduced a billWednesday that would again try to raise the limit on federaldeposit insurance coverage to $130,000 per account, from thecurrent $100,000, and index future increases to inflation. Thebill, which failed in the last congress, would also double thecoverage, to $260,000 per account for certain types of retirementaccounts, like IRAs and 401(ks). The bill would also try again, forat least the fifth time, to merge the deposit insurance funds forthe banks and thrifts.
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A housing bill that already passed the Senate cleared the House Monday evening, but included bipartisan community banking provisions that have already raised objections in the upper chamber.
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Fifteen banks have failed since November 2019, with the most recent one occurring on Jan. 30.
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The Government Accountability Office was tasked with investigating the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's stop-work order, but CFPB officials refused to meet with or provide information to Congress' investigative arm.
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Federal Reserve Gov. Christopher Waller said comments from banks and fintech firms reveal sharply different priorities in the creation of the central bank's proposed "skinny" master accounts.
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Check fraud has risen 385% since the pandemic, with criminals using stolen mail and digital tools to deceive major financial institutions.
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The activist investor HoldCo Asset Management said Monday that it doesn't plan to pursue proxy battles this spring at either Key or Eastern. It had been agitating publicly over the banks' M&A strategies.
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